Ah the wonderful world of meeting and event management. From the outside it looks like a pretty glamorous industry. Now I'm not trying to take away from the positive attributes of this wonderful industry. Rather, I'm just making a case for those who get into it for all of the wrong … [Read more...]

Aw the dreaded job interview. The only solace that one can take when it comes to a job interview is that pretty much everyone has to do them. Some more than others. Now the title says event planning interview questions but in reality these questions (that seldom get asked) could apply … [Read more...]

If you're planning an event, do you keep it on-site (say the hotel ballroom, for example) or do you take a group off-site for a unique venue? That's a common question that meeting planners address during the planning stages. These event planning tips are designed to help a meeting … [Read more...]

I swear to you this isn't one of those posts about Donald Trump and the ongoing train wreck that is his current PR campaign. Honestly, this is about selecting a keynote speaker that's right for your group. Here's the setup. I attended a conference a couple of years back with a focus … [Read more...]

It's estimated that the meetings and events industry generates over $500 billion annually. Wedding planning also falls within that classification. That's no small chunk of change by any standard. So it would probably come as no surprise that there is no one answer to the question: how … [Read more...]